Yao, James Lead 2006 NBA All-Star Balloting
NEW YORK, Dec. 15 -- Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers lead the Western Conference, while LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Shaquille O’Neal of the Miami Heat lead the Eastern Conference in votes received after the first returns of the 2006 NBA All-Star Balloting program.
Through the 2006 NBA All-Star Balloting program, NBA fans from around the globe are responsible for voting in the starters for the 55th NBA All-Star Game, which will be played in Houston on Sunday, Feb. 19. The game will be broadcast live on TNT, Rogers Sportsnet, ESPN Radio and audio in several languages on NBA.com (
http://nba.com) at 7 p.m. (CST).
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WEST FORWARDS
Tracy McGrady (Hou.) 600,507
Kevin Garnett (Min.) 469,497
Tim Duncan (S.A.) 456,017
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal.) 208,555
Carmelo Anthony (Den.) 111,419
Amare Stoudemire (Pho.) 95,266
Elton Brand (LAC) 93,474
Shawn Marion (Pho.) 82,600
Pau Gasol (Mem.) 80,898
Lamar Odom (LAL) 64,676
WEST GUARDS
Kobe Bryant (LAL) 664,744
Steve Nash (Pho.) 562,846
Manu Ginobili (S.A.) 226,875
Ray Allen (Sea.) 204,658
Tony Parker (S.A.) 158,326
Baron Davis (G.S.) 112,003
David Wesley (Hou.) 89,818
Jason Richardson (G.S.) 82,950
Jason Terry (Dal.) 76,993
Mike Bibby (Sac.) 66,004
WEST CENTERS
Yao Ming (Hou.) 729,178
Marcus Camby (Den.) 250,312
Mehmet Okur (Uta.) 99,354
Erick Dampier (Dal.) 71,659
Chris Mihm (LAC) 53,553
Brad Miller (Sac.) 51,416
Kurt Thomas (Pho.) 25,158
Chris Kaman (LAL) 20,404
Michael Olowokandi (Min.) 15,471
Lorenzen Wright(Mem.) 14,043